Photo Index
Provided by Conni McDaniel Hall, Dallas County Coordinator
Photo |
Location & Link (in order of placement in book) |
Main Street - 1901 | Preface |
Main Street - 1969 | Preface |
President Richard M. Nixon | Commemorations: President of the United States |
Governor Robert D. Ray | Commemorations: Governor of Iowa |
Thomas N. Scott | Commemorations: Mayor of Dallas Center, Iowa |
Clarence Criley in his Father's "Doctor Buggy". Picture taken south of the Dr. Criley home at 506-15th Street. |
Chapter II, page 4 |
B. H. Criley 1850-1945 Medical Doctor in Dallas Center from 1871-11914 | Chapter II, page 4 |
Home built by William H. Brenton in 1879 on West Walnut has become Well-known Landmark of Dallas Center. | Chapter II, page 5 |
Dallas Center Business Section about 1875. Looking West on Walnut from Center House Hotel North of Depot | Chapter III, page 6 |
South Main Street About 1890. Note High Board Walks and Steps. Extreme Right: I. G. Morgan Drug Store; Meat Market; First Brenton Bank, Extreme Left: Grange Mill; The First Depot. |
Chapter III, page 7 |
North Main Street about 1890. Left to right: First Post Office; B. Leutzinger Shoe Store; Harness Shops of Tom Ferguson and C. J. Bickford; George Zuck Grocery Store; Another Grocery Store where present alley is located; Steve Darling's Furniture Store; Mike Dignan's Barber Shop; John Lloyd's Shoe Store; McLean's Hardware occupied next three buildings. The last tall building was moved in 1900 to 906 Ash and made into a dwelling. Hiram Routt had used it as an office for his Lumber Business. Low building extreme left was the Routt Lumber Yard. |
Chapter III, page 8 |
North Main Street about 1910. | Chapter III, page 10 |
North Main Street about 1915. | Chapter III, page 10 |
First Depot 1869-1913. Note Wood Platform, later replaced by Brick; Three-wheel Hand Car on Track. | Chapter IV, page 11 |
Charles F. Beard, Local Station Agent 1914-1963. | Chapter IV, page 12 |
Depot No. 2. 1913-1943. Note Water Tank, Steam Locomotive, Farm Wagon and Team of Horses with Fly Nets. | Chapter IV, page 12 |
Present Depot Built in 1943. Diesel Engines replace Steam Locomotives of the Past. | Chapter IV, page 13 |
J. W. Cramer Livery and Feed Stable at 12th and Walnut, about 1899. Horses and Buggies Rented by the Hour. Left to Right: Jim Cramer, J. W. Cramer, Morse Cramer, Charles Cheney | Chapter V, page 14 |
Helfenstein and Royer Grocery and Dry Goods Store - 1914. Extreme Right: Verne Helfenstein. Extreme Left: Walter Royer | Chapter V, page 15 |
R. J. Nazarene and Dray Wagon - 1914. | Chapter V, page 15 |
Typical Store Front of the 1890's. | Chapter V, page 16 |
Presbyterian Church 1871-1914. First Church in Dallas Center. | Chapter VI, page 17 |
Present Presbyterian Church Built in 1914. | Chapter VI, page 17 |
United Methodist Church and Recent Addition. | Chapter VI, page 18 |
German Baptist Brethren Church 1½ miles east of Dallas Center, 1875-1910. Renamed Church of the Brethren in 1908. | Chapter VI, page 18 |
Church of the Brethren built in 1910. | Chapter VI, page 19 |
First Brethren Church built in 1914. | Chapter VI, page 19 |
Brethren in Christ Church purchased in 1947. | Chapter VI, page 20 |
Dunkard Brethren Church purchased in 1931. | Chapter VI, page 20 |
Dallas Center's First Schoolhouse, 1874-1916. Dismantled in 1929. | Chapter VII, page 21 |
Dallas Center High School Building built in 1903. | Chapter VII, page 21 |
Dallas Center Elementary School Building built in 1916. | Chapter VII, page 22 |
Present Dallas Center Community School. | Chapter VII, page 22 |
First Brenton Bank in Dallas Center about 1895. Left to right: S. A. Sumner, L. L. Collins, Clyde Brenton, H. M. Schamel, Sam Ineson, Anson Barrett. | Chapter VIII, page 24 |
Bank of Dallas Center 1901-1937. | Chapter VIII, page 25 |
Citizens Savings Bank built in 1901. | Chapter VIII, page 25 |
W. Harold Brenton, 1899-1968. | Chapter VIII, page 26 |
Elmer A. Emmert 1875-1952, Long-time Editor and Publisher of Dallas Center Times, 1901-1946. | Chapter IX, page 27 |
Dallas Center's First Post Office at 1419 Walnut. C. E. Bomberger Tailor Shop, left, and Susong Photography Building. | Chapter X, page 28 |
J. W. Elliott and son Seth Elliott with Mail Delivery Buggy about 1903. | Chapter X, page 28 |
J. W. Elliott and son with Model T Ford Mail Delivery car about 1925. | Chapter X, page 29 |
Present United States Post Office, Dallas Center, Iowa. Built in 1963 at 506 -14th Street. | Chapter X, page 29 |
The Old Town Hall and Fire Bell. Burned in 1925. Foreground: Dan Zuck and his Brush "Runabout". | Chapter XI, page 31 |
Present Memorial Hall built in 1954, Houses City Offices, Fire Station, Dallas Center Library and Legion Hall. | Chapter XI, page 31 |
Dallas Center's Honor Roll was located at 15th and Walnut. | Chapter XIII, page 35 |
Dallas Center's First Volunteer Fire Department about 1890. Left to right: Michael Dignan, G. H. Loring, Thos. Behan, F. L. Loring, E. S. Everett, Alvin Lane, Harry Roberts, T. K. Nazarene, E. J. M. Stevens, Ed. S. VanDuzen, J. A. Richmond, P. A. Becker, Abe L. Hammond, Chas. H. Whitteberry, Cal Wise, John Hoff and James T. Cumming. | Chapter XIV, page 36 |
All that remained of the Business Section on the north side of Walnut after the Big Fire of July 4, 1901. | Chapter XIV, page 36 |
Old Town Hall Fire - 1925. | Chapter XIV, page 37 |
The First Fire Siren being installed by C. A. Labor in 1926. | Chapter XIV, page 38 |
Nov. 1937 - Third Major Fire in the Business District of Dallas Center. | Chapter XIV, page 38 |
Schamel Elevator and Office East of Depot - 1876. Left to Right: H. M. Schamel, T. K. Nazarene, O. W. Burger. | Chapter XVI, page 41 |
Whitaker Elevator, later Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co., South of Schamel Elevator. | Chapter XVI, page 41 |
1969 Farmers Coop Elevator Company Tube Elevators. | Chapter XVI, page 42 |
Horses on Main Street in the early 1900's. Dallas Center - Largest Horse-buying Center in the area. | Chapter XVI, page 42 |
Roller Staking Rink - Mound Park. | Chapter XVII, page 44 |
Prof. Rubens Band: Clown Band played for July 4th Celebration in 1925. Front Row: Floyd Husband (black face), Dale Kramer, C. A. Labor (black face), Elwyn Butterfield. Second Row: Rico Battani, Grover Merical, Ikenberry, Wm. McGinnis, Alva Kahler, James Hooper, Allan Justice, Ben Merical. Third Row: Weaver Merical, T. A. Husband, Scott Ellis, Den Mann, Charles Cadwell, Leader, Owen Barton, Fred Cadwell, Harold Durkes, Charles Zuck. | Chapter XVII, page 44 |
Hillcrest Golf and Country Club about 4 miles southwest of Dallas Center. | Chapter XVII, page 46 |
John Fox | Chapter XVIII, page 47 |
Charles Rhinehart | Chapter XVIII, page 47 |
Conway Morris | Chapter XVIII, page 48 |
Leroy H. Peterson | Chapter XVIII, page 48 |
Horse-drawn Hearse | Chapter XIX, page 50 |
Model T Ford Hearse - 1910. Built by H. S. Miller, local undertaker and Jack Cronin. | Chapter XIX, page 51 |
Plat of Dallas Center Showing Brenton Addition to Northwest and Meadowview Acres to Southeast. | Plat of Dallas Center |
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